ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 43082 Results

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1 Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry.
52% Answer Correctly
compulsion
connoisseur
heed
immoderate

Solution
The definition for aesthete is "Person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty." Used in a sentence: Consuela's friends called her an aesthete when she claimed that Monet's paintings made her cry. The definition for immoderate is "beyond usual or proper limits.", the definition for heed is "To pay attention to.", and the definition for compulsion is "An irresistible impulse."

2 Grandiose most nearly means:
56% Answer Correctly
pretentious
fraud
nurture
buffer

Solution
The definition for grandiose is "With an affectation of grandeur." Used in a sentence: The sweeping, grandiose staircase looked preposterous in the modest entry hall. The definition for buffer is "protective barrier.", the definition for nurture is "To further the development of.", and the definition for fraud is "Trick."

3 Ecstatic most nearly means:
88% Answer Correctly
camaraderie
eulogy
futile
overjoyed

Solution
The definition for ecstatic is "Overwhelmingly emotional." Used in a sentence: They were ecstatic when their team won the championship game in the last second. The definition for eulogy is "speech or writing in praise of deceased.", the definition for futile is "Without purpose, completely ineffective.", and the definition for camaraderie is "Spirit of friendship."

4 Absolve most nearly means:
60% Answer Correctly
exculpate
implausible
discern
pomp

Solution
The definition for absolve is "To forgive; to free from guilt." Used in a sentence: Marta felt greatly relieved after her mother absolved her for breaking the vase. The definition for pomp is "showy display.", the definition for discern is "To recognize as separate as distinct.", and the definition for implausible is "Unbelievable."

5 Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling.
70% Answer Correctly
fraud
dreadful
gargantuan
mediate

Solution
The definition for appalling is "Inspiring dismay or disgust." Used in a sentence: Hector found his roommate's habit of leaving his dirty socks on the floor appalling. The definition for gargantuan is "gigantic.", the definition for fraud is "Trick.", and the definition for mediate is "To come between parties in order to reconcile."